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“Itwasgreatlymywishthatheshoulddoso，”headded，“assoonashismarriagewasfixedon.AndIthinkyouwillagreewithme，inconsideringtheremovalfromthatcorpsashighlyadvisable，bothonhisaccountandmynieces.ItisMr.Wickhamsintentiontogointotheregulars;andamonghisformerfriends，therearestillsomewhoareableandwillingtoassisthiminthearmy.HehasthepromiseofanensigncyinGeneral—sregiment，nowquarteredintheNorth.ItisanadvantagetohaveitsofarfromthispartofthekingdoHepromisesfairly;andIhopeamongdifferentpeople，wheretheymayeachhaveacharactertopreserve，theywillbothbemoreprudent.IhavewrittentoColonelForster，toinformhimofourpresentarrangements，andtorequestthathewillsatisfythevariouscreditorsofMr.WickhaminandnearBrighton，withassurancesofspeedypayment，forwhichIhavepledgedmyself.AndwillyougiveyourselfthetroubleofcarryingsimilarassurancestohiscreditorsinMeryton，ofwhomIshallsubjoinalistaccordingtohisinformation?Hehasgiveninallhisdebts;Ihopeatleasthehasnotdeceivedus.Haggerstonhasourdirections，andallwillbecompletedinaweek.Theywillthenjoinhisregiment，unlesstheyarefirstinvitedtoLongbourn;andIunderstandfromMrs.Gardiner，thatmynieceisverydesirousofseeingyouallbeforesheleavestheSouth.Sheiswell，andbegstobedutifullyrememberedtoyouandyourmother.—Yours，etc.，

“E.GARDINER.”

Mr.BennetandhisdaughterssawalltheadvantagesofWickhamsremovalfromthe—shireasclearlyasMr.Gardinercoulddo.ButMrs.Bennetwasnotsowellpleasedwithit.LydiasbeingsettledintheNorth，justwhenshehadexpectedmostpleasureandprideinhercompany，forshehadbynomeansgivenupherplanoftheirresidinginHertfordshire，wasaseveredisappointment;and，besides，itwassuchapitythatLydiashouldbetakenfromaregimentwhereshewasacquaintedwitheverybody，andhadsomanyfavourites.

“SheissofondofMrs.Forster，”saidshe，“itwillbequiteshockingtosendheraway!Andthereareseveraloftheyoungmen，too，thatshelikesverymuch.TheofficersmaynotbesopleasantinGeneral—sregiment.”

Hisdaughtersrequest，forsuchitmightbeconsidered，ofbeingadmittedintoherfamilyagainbeforeshesetofffortheNorth，receivedatfirstanabsolutenegative.ButJaneandElizabeth，whoagreedinwishing，forthesakeoftheirsistersfeelingsandconsequence，thatsheshouldbenoticedonhermarriagebyherparents，urgedhimsoearnestlyyetsorationallyandsomildly，toreceiveherandherhusbandatLongbourn，assoonastheyweremarried，thathewasprevailedontothinkastheythought，andactastheywished.AndtheirmotherhadthesatisfactionofknowingthatshewouldbeabletoshowhermarrieddaughterintheneighbourhoodbeforeshewasbanishedtotheNorth.WhenMr.Bennetwroteagaintohisbrother，therefore，hesenthispermissionforthemtocome;anditwassettled，thatassoonastheceremonywasover，theyshouldproceedtoLongbourn.Elizabethwassurprised，however，thatWickhamshouldconsenttosuchascheme，andhadsheconsultedonlyherowninclination，anymeetingwithhimwouldhavebeenthelastobjectofherwishes.

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